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Spot Forecast for RX Arrastra...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
1046 AM MDT Sat Sep 26 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1100 MDT on September 26.
If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather
Service.

.DISCUSSION...
No fire weather concerns are forecast into next week. Drier
conditions today and Sunday will allow slight drying out of
fuels. Winds will be light both days. Ventilation will be poor
this morning and good this afternoon. Rain chances will increase
some late Sunday night, with much better chances of rain Monday
and Tuesday. With the abundant moisture and Monday and Tuesday,
we will also see a risk of flash flooding in this area.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 76.
Min humidity........37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 8 mph.
Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 7 to 10 mph.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (68300 knot-ft) .

TIME (MDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
Sky (%).........17     14     19     19
Weather cov.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0
Temp............68     72     75     73
RH..............57     46     40     37
20 ft wind......S 5    SW 7   SW 8   SW 8
20 ft wind gust.9      15     17     17
Mix hgt (ft)....4900   6500   7600   7300
Transport wind..SW 7   SW 8   SW 10  SW 9
Vrate kt-ft/1K..23     49     68     63
Ventrate Cat....POOR   FAIR   GOOD   GOOD

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (35-45 percent) then becoming
                    mostly cloudy (70-80 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 53.
Max humidity........66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 6 mph shifting to the
                    northeast around 5 mph late in the evening,
                    then shifting to the east overnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 6 to 9 mph shifting to the east around 6
                    mph overnight.
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (400 knot-ft).

TIME (MDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
Sky (%).........40     40     70     80     80     78
Weather cov.....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Weather type....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Tstm cov........NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0      0      0      0      0      0
Temp............70     62     59     57     56     54
RH..............41     50     53     55     57     61
20 ft wind......W 6    W 6    NE 5   E 5    E 5    E 5
20 ft wind gust.14     14     9      10     10     9
Mix hgt (ft)....4600   400    500    500    500    500
Transport wind..W 9    W 7    NW 6   N 6    E 6    NE 6
Vrate kt-ft/1K..37     11     0      2      2      3
Ventrate Cat....POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR   POOR

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny (65-75 percent).
Chance of pcpn......0 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 74.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds around 5 mph shifting to the
                    southwest 7 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......8100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 6 to 7 mph shifting to the southwest 7 to
                    10 mph in the late morning and afternoon.
Smoke dispersal.....Good (70800 knot-ft) .

TIME (MDT)      6 AM      9 AM      NOON      3 PM
Sky (%).........78        57        65        68
Weather cov.....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Weather type....NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Tstm cov........NONE      NONE      NONE      NONE
Chc of pcpn (%).0         0         0         0
Temp............53        62        70        74
RH..............66        58        47        44
20 FT wind......E 5G9     E 5G10    SW 7G16   SW 8G16
Mix hgt (ft)....600       600       7700      8100
Transport wind..NE 7      E 6       SW 10     SW 10
Vrate kt-ft/1K..3         3         69        71
Ventrate Cat....POOR      POOR      GOOD      GOOD

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.MONDAY...
Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs around 70. East winds around 7 mph.
.TUESDAY...
Showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
mid 60s. Southeast winds around 9 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...
Partly cloudy. Showers likely and chance of thunderstorms. Lows
in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds around 9 mph.

$$
Forecaster...HEFNER
Requested by...Silver City Interagency Dispatch Center
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2622435.3/EPZ
.DELDT 09/26/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL mmunoz@blm.gov,gromero@blm.gov,jselby@blm.gov,nmsdc@firenet.gov